Shaving brush



July 7, 1931. w. e. FRAZIER SHAVING BRUSH Filed Feb. 25. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 7; 1931. w. G. FRAZIER SHAVING BRUSH Filed Feb. 25. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Willa a7 Ea Patented July 7, 1931 7 VIILLIAM Gr. FRAZIER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA SHAVING BRUSH.

Application filed February 25, 1929. Serial No. 342,590.

The invention relates to toilet accessories, The invention further contemplates the particularly to shaving kits or outfits, and provision of various details and refinements has for its general object the provision of a in the cons ruction whereby efliciency will be self-contained kit having means for heating insured, it being furthermore a feature that Water for shaving purposes, the brush being the entire device will have a neat and attraca of the fountain type whereby water may be tive appearance and be of such dimensions applied initially to the face and subsequently and proportions as not to be clumsy. for working up lather with the utmost ease An additional object is to provide a kit of and without any necessity for a large supply this type which will be simple and inexpensive 10 of water or for any dipping operation. to manufacture, easy to adjust, assemble or Q1) An important object of the invention is to disassemble as the case may be, positive in provide a fountain shaving brush having action, efficient and durable in service, and a associated therewith a water reservoir, selfgeneral improvement in the art. contained means for applying heat to the To the attainment of. the foregoing and reservoir for heating the water to a comfortother objects and advantages, the invention able and properv temperature, together with preferably consists in the details of construe a self-contained supply ofsoapin solid or tion and the arrangement and combination of stick form, these various elements being so parts to behereinafter more fully described arranged or disposed relatively to one anand claimed, and illustrated in the accomother as to insure the maximum convenience panying drawings in which: re and saving of time in use, the entire kit being Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete of particular benefit to traveling men and device in closed position, 7 others dwelling or working in places where Figure 2 is a similar view showing the venthe usual facilities are not available. tilating openings uncovered and the device A more specific object of the invention is to extended to permit operation of the heating (-15 provide a device of this character in which means, v V the heating feature involves the employment Figure 3 is a vertical or longitudinal secof a solidified alcoholic or other similar fuel, tion, such as that known commercially as Sterno, Figure & is a cross sectional view taken on this particular substance being preferred as the line 4% Of Fig 2,. a") it does not run and will therefore not leak Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section taken out of the container provided for its recepon the line 55 of Figure 1 to show the movtion and storage. able ring retaining means,

Another object of theinvention is to pro- Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary devide a combination device in which the heattail section with the device in closed posiing unit may be omitted, if desired, and the tion, this view illustrating the sealing gasket space normally occupied thereby used to acat the top of the fuel holder and its coopcommodate the stick or cake of soap. eration with the bottom of the boiler or res- Another object is to provide a device of ervoir, I

40 this character having ventilating openings Figure 7 is a side elevation of the device 99 for admitting air necessary to support comwith the air supply openings closed and with bustion of the fuel and equipped with means the heating unit removed and replaced by the for closing the openings and sealing thejoints cake or stick of soap in its holder. to prevent evaporation of the volatile mate- Referring more particularly to the drawrial from the fuel when the device is not in ings I have shown the device as comprisuse but is simply being carried about, or for ing three main parts indicated. as a whole preventing drying outof the cake or stick of by the numerals 10, 11 and 12, all of which soap in the event that the heating unit is will be described and the relationship exomitted and replaced by the soap and the plained with particularity. The part 10 may 0 holder therefor. be described briefly as a combined boiler or J;

reservoir and brush holder and it comprises a metallic shell 13 preferably constricted at one end where it is provided with an interiorly located collar 14 within which is de tachably mounted the base portion 15 of a brush 16. In the present instance the detachable connection is shown as consisting of screw threads but it should be distinctly understood that any other quick detachable connection may be provided, the exact detail being immaterial. It is preferable that the base 15 have an outstanding flange 17 overlying the constricted end of the shell or body to provide abutment means for a sealing gasket 18. lnt-ermediate the ends of the shell 13 there is provided a transverse partition 19 defining a chamber 20 thereabove adapted to be filled, partially'or entirely, with water to be used for shaving purposes. As it is intended that the brush be of-the fountain type, the base thereof is shown as provided with av plurality of holes 21 so that the water within the compartment 20may feed through the brush when the device is properly tilted from the vertical or upstanding position shown. The diameter of these openings is a detail which may be varied but must necessarily be such as to insure aproperpassage of water to the brush.

The water within the compartment or reservoir 20 is intended to be heated by means of a heating unit contained within the part or section 11, and in order to insure rapid heatingof the wator'the partition member 19 is preferably of upwardly convexed or dome shape as indicated with its very center preferably more abruptly curved upwardly as shown at 22. However, this might be varied if found advisable.

The part 11, which as mentioned above contains the heating unit, is simply a metallic shell member substantially cylindrical in form and provided intermediate its ends with a partition 23 above which is located and upon which rests a can orother similar suitable receptacle 2% containing so-called soliditied alcohol or its equivalent. This can is preferably of the friction top type, though the top is not shown, so that it may be readily put up for sale as replacements when needed. By making this can of the friction top type-it will necessarily have an inturned flange 25, which flange will serve to prevent the running out of any of the fuel, indicated at 2.6. in the'event that any portion of the fuel may be more or less liquid'as is frequently the case at the top of a freshly opened can of such material.

The part 11 telescopes within the part 10 and the latter is formed with a circumferential series of openings 27 to permit the insertion of a lighted match for igniting the fuelwhen'the part 11 is pulled down to uncover the openings 27, and to permit the admission of air necessary to support comthe openings. 1 11 may be held closed by a spring catch away while not in use.

bustion of the fuel. While in some instances it might be omitted, I prefer to provide a ring 28 slidable upon the part 10 and adapted to be moved into or out of obstructing relation to the openings 27 As it might not be advisable to have the fit of this ring so snug that it would remain in a selected position, I may provide catch means for holding it in place. Insofar as any specific means of this type is concerned, it is apparent that various expedients might be resorted to though in actual practice it will probably suffice to form the ring with a number of indentations which will define humps 29 and 30 on the inner surface adapted to engage respectively against the upper and low-er edges of certain of theopenin-gs 2?. The

material from which the ring is constructed 1s mtended to, be resilient so that when a positive pressure is applied to the ring either longitudinally of the body or. rotatably with respect thereto the humps 29 and 30 will ride out of the openings 27 and permitv the ring to he slid down into the positionshown in is made ready for use .when it is desired to light-the fuel and in such case the part 11 is slid down out of obstructing relation to Ordinarily the parts 10 and 11? on the latter cooperating with a slot or depression .10 in theformer.

Y It is highly desirable to prevent evaporation of the volatile ingredients in the solid fuel, not only for reasons of economy .but

also. tov avoid the odor thereof from permeating. clothing or the likein a-traveling'bag or trunk in which the device-may be stowed Clearly, the partition 23 prevents any escape in one direction.

To provide sealing means at the top of the part 11, Ipreferably employagaslzet .31 of 'fireproof material, such for instance as asbestos, which fits over the top edge of the fuel container 24, the gasket being angular in cross section with its loweredge clamped between the container 24 and the-part 11, the upper portion-of the gasket extending inwardly toward the center .of the device VVhe-n the entiredevice is not in use and the .part 1.1 is shoved tightly .into its collapsed gasket 31 will fit relation tothe part 10, this .smiglvbetween .the edge of the container 24 may be ofa type already, in common use for shavin-gpurposes or which may be specially madebut which is intended tobe standardized so as to bereadily obtainable when replacement is necessary. This .part '12 is simply a short cylindrical .shell section .33

with a. preferably weighted base 34- which may be knurled, milled or otherwise constructed and which may, if desired, be of somewhat greater diameter than the part 11 so as to be readily grasped, and possibly under some circumstances turned. The shell section 33 simply fits telescopically within the section 11 and any desired meansmay be provided for retaining the soap 32 in place. In the present instance this means is represented as comprising a ferrule 35 having a bayonet slot or threaded connection within .the shell section 33 and having prongs 36 biting into the soap. These soap cakes or sticks are intended, preferably, to be put up with the ferrule 35 as a permanent part thereof.

As mentioned above, the part 11 is sub stantially cylindrical, though not truly so, the preferred construction being that the lower end thereof be expanded slightly so as to have the same internal diameter as the lower 7 or open end of the part 10. The reason for this is that the external diameter of the shell section 33 should be of the same diameter as the inside of the open end of the part 10. By this construction it is clear that the part 12 may be inserted either within the bottom of the part 11 or within the bottom of the part 10. In the latter instance the heating unit or part 11 with the fuel container therein would be discarded. The length of the various parts must necessarily be properly proportioned to permit this interchangeability. If the heating unit be omitted as just mentioned then of course there is no provision for heating; the water within the reservoir or compartment 20 and the device then becomes simply a fountain brush and soap kit. The mostdesirable manner in which to employ the device is of course to make use of all the sections, the alternative arrangement being mentioned simply to bring out the adaptability.

In the use of the device, itis first necessary to either slide or turn thering 28 to disengage the humps 29 and 30 from within the openings 2-7, and then move the ring downwardly out of obstructing relation to theopenings 27, as shown in Figure 2. The operator then grasps the parts 10 and 11 and separates them to a sufficient extent that the part 11 is at or below the lower edges of the openings 27. The solidified fuel 26 is then exposed and may be easily ignited-by inserting a lighted match through one of the openings. Before doing this it is intended that the brush be unscrewed from the collar 14 and the desired quantity of water poured within the compartment or reservoir 20, subsequently to which the brush is replaced. After the fuel has burned a very short time, the length depending upon the quantity and temperature of the water, but ordinarily being only in the neighborhood of aminute or two, the Water will be heated to the proper degree to be comfortable on the face and to be suitable for working up a lather; As soon as the heating has been carried out to the desired extent, the operator then simply presses down upon the part 10. so that it will telescope over the part 11, the latter then closing the openings 27. As no air can then reach the burning fuel, the flame dies out almost instantly. The ring 28 may or may not at this time be reengaged over the openings 27. The operator then grasps the device in his hand and rubs the brush over his face. Owing to the provision of the holes or passages 21 the heated water within the compartment or reservoir 20 will flow int and saturate the brush and be transferred thereby on to the face. After the face has been properly wetted, the operator grasps the base 34 of the soap holder and pulls it and the soap as a unit out of the part 11. The soap cake or stick is then rubber over the face until the desired quantity adheres thereto,

after which the soap and its holder are reinserted within the part 11. Again using the brush the user works the soap into a lather which of course softens the heard in the well known manner and puts it in condition for shaving.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent thatI have thus provided a very simply constructed and easily operated and adjusted device which will be of great benefit and convenience and which on account of its compactness and unitary nature will recommend itself particularly where the usual facilities are lacking there being, however, no restriction in this respect as the device isreally more convenient than the usual equipment even though of the best. It is believed that the construction, operation and advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the 7 art without further explanation.

Vhile I have shown and described the pre ferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that'the disclosure is merely an exemplification of the principles involved as the right is reserved to make all such changes in the details of construction as will widen the field of utility and increase the adaptability of the device provided such changes constitute no departure from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described the invention, I

- claim 1. In adevice of the character described, a reservoir member constituting a handle and carrying a fountain brush, a member telescopically connected with the reservoir memher and extensible with respect thereto and containing heating means, and a soap holding member removahly mounted within the second named member and constituting a closure therefor. l

2. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a reservoir member adapted to contain water and carrying a fountain brush, a second member telescopically connected with the reservoir member and containing a fu'el'liolder, and air admission means adapted to be uncovered when the reservoir'member and the second member are moved relatively apart, the second named member normally constituting a closure for said air admission means to prevent evaporation or leakage of the fuel.

3. In a device ofthe character described, the combination of a reservoir member adaoted to contain water and ca'rryinga fountain brush, a second member te lescopicall connected with the reservoir member and containing a fuel holder, air admission means adapted to be'uncovered when the reservoir member and the second member are moved relatively apart, a partition withinthe second'niember forming a seatfor'the fuel hold- *er and defining a compartment, and a third 1 communicating with the reservoir,the other end of SEIICl'IHGHlbGI having air admission openings therein, a second member telescopically engaged with the first member and movable to cover or uncover said openings, a fuel holder within said second member, and means carried by one end ofthe second member atthe fuel holder adapted to seat against -the bottom Oftlle reservoir to form a seal.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a'member formed 'at one end portionto define-a water reservoirand carrying a deta'chably mounted fountain brushcommunicating with the reservoir,the other end of said member having airadmission openings therein,a second member telescopicall-y engaged with the first member and movable to cover or uncover said openings, a fuel holder within said second member, means carried byone end-of the second member at thefuelho'lder adapted to'seat against the bottom of the reservoir to forma seal, and a partition wlthin the second member supporting the fuel holder and defining a closure.

'6. In a device of the character'described, EL'lIlBIIlbGI formed to provide awater -reservoir and carrying a fountain brush cominunicarting therewith, said member having airadmission openings therein in non-communicating relation to the reservoir, a' second membeftelescopically engaged with said member, a partition within the second member defining a compartment at the lower end thereof "and constituting a seat, a removable fuel insi-sgois first member and "adapted to cover or un-.

cover said openings.

'7. 'A shaving'accessory comprising a member having a transverse partition therein defining'a reservoir, afountain brush mounted on said member and receiving water from said reservoir,'said member serving as a'handle, said member having air admission openings spaced from saidpartitionand in noncommunioating relation to the reservoir, a

second member movablv connected'with said first named member and movable to cover or uncover said opening's, a fuel holder mounted within the second named member and occupyinga-portionof its interior, a closure cap detachably connected with the second named member, and means detachably mounted in said cap for carrying a cake of soap accommodated Within 1 the remaining portion of the second named member.

Intestimonywhereof I *aflix my signature.

"VV'I'LLI AM G. FRAZIER. 

